The 29th Day in Japan In my room, No. 315, Tsujima is the Japanese name, which translates as "Harbor Island" was the whole night through the window. Here, just below the roof, it had yesterday so heated that the air conditioning would not have done well and let me disturb the sleep of such a Rattermaschine, after I had not want to. When I clean my room, I discover at the end of the hall (noren) a red curtain with the word "yu". It means "hot water" and is the universal sign for a spa (onsen) and here in the hotel it's probably a shared (ofuro), which is fed by a thermal spring. Oh, I had known then I was yesterday evening went for a round of the thermal pool. But yesterday I could have been really ready, I'm surprised that you recover quickly! But that is the pilgrim triathlon: Eat - Sleep - Walking!
clock at 6:15 I leave the hotel, but not without making a few photos of the lobby. Here in the showcases of the adjacent restaurants are plastic imitations of food to be offered here. A small wooden boat with a fish that is decorated as sushimi (raw fish without rice), and other seafood have it done to me. The Japanese are masters of decorating food that most of the season to be selected accordingly. But here in the lobby, there are also some shelves, where local specialties are offered as souvenirs (omiage). My route planning, which I designed yesterday, provides for today, take Bangai Temple No. 10 and No. 11 in the attack. After my yesterday's Odyssey, but I have concerns that Japan card for Temple No. 10 to use, since I already yesterday 've tangled with the English. No. 11 is listed at the happiness in my English book tickets, but related to the transition from one to the other card will probably again be difficult.
I wanted in the local service area Imabari Unoura buy myself something for breakfast, but there seems to be still too early, because everything is still closed. I equip the Sendaiji temple from a short visit, as this is just on the pilgrimage route. The new road with wide sidewalks is not only deserted, not a single car here while I see walk down the street. A bird shrieks me away from my thoughts and I get goose bumps. On my way I pass all sorts of nice little house with bowls of flowers at the door and even carp flags (koinobori) and an egg machine I can take. I want to buy in a small shop with "Natsuya" what to eat, but the owner is me on the ground outside the door, that only "snacks" would be not to buy real food. That's my stomach no matter whether he is now filled with meals or snacks! A short time later, I'm on Tenguya Store, which is shown in the chart, passing, unfortunately, has also closed. I follow the zigzag road 150 in the plane in front of me rises up yet another hill. I get lost again when I from one side of the card must go to the next. I could walk a long distance to fields along ask, no house, no one, I would have. But finally I meet a small group of seniors, amuse themselves in a kind of croquet. "Gate ball" it is popularly called, and was invented in 1947 in Japan. Actually, it is suitable for all ages, it can even be held world championships, but here it is particularly important as senior sports. Unfortunately, these older Japanese do not understand me and I will continue. A fully staffed campaign drive a car past me, with much "and Konnichi wa gozaimasu" (good day ... oh please ..) it sounds from the speakers and joyfully the candidate waving their white gloves out the window. I will be screwed total, can not find any reference points. I can only guess that the front of my Kahoku Junior High School, which is Nishi Junior High School or Elementary School. Pilgrim signs are either not here or I'm just too far away from the pilgrimage trail. Dog sculpture in a private garden on my merry: At first I wondered what the name of it, but with a little imagination I can still see each other and end up running dog. By chance, I see a big Circle K sign, which I follow. Here in combining (24-hour shop), I can only ask my hunger still buy, food and ask for directions. I carried out a review of and must say that I'm really far off the beaten track. But I will not discourage me. Now that the No. 11 Bangai closer than No. 10, I decide to No. 11, the Ikiki Jizo, hiking, and then the Japanese map using Next 10 to No. But the former turns out to be difficult. Have I lost my sense of direction, or it simply lacks pilgrim signs? In the vicinity of the Bangai temple such badges are usually few and far between anyway, since they control only a few pilgrims Extra Temple, especially since they mean for the traveling pilgrims usually a day extra expenses for round trip. But they are really worth seeing and also drives a the collection's content. Also, I will not go with 19 Bangai temple stamp home that will initially make up for missed I still No. 1 on the way back.
I walk now, 48 along the busy street, imperceptibly, the appearance of the urban landscape is converted back to rural. From a distance I can make a hill in the countryside, where if not here, the temple located? As I get closer I can make buildings on the hill. Finally, stand in front of the hill, but the building is a shrine and not a temple. I decide the many stairs to the shrine run high in order from top to perhaps catch a glimpse of the temple. In fact, he must are close. Perhaps a path leading from the shrine up there somehow to the other side of the hill, but I'm disappointed, at least in terms of the way, for the shrine and the views are beautiful. I had left my backpack in order to reduce weight on the stone Tori (Shinto gate) before the long flight of steps. When I come down again, I notice that in the next building something stirred. But that's the cry of the office and not the temple office. As I heave my backpack on my back again, I notice in the other direction. Here the trail leads right and what I thought was a garage or carport, turns out to be a protection for the remains of a giant tree trunk, in the Jizo, protector of all children and traveler, is well-published views. More specifically, I do not see the signs that show a Jizo in a tree, because my Japanese is not sufficient. Unfortunately there are only a small temple building, so I recite my Sutra just twice, once for Jizo and once for Kobo Daishi. I ring the temple office and as a young man pushes the disc back, he grinned broadly at me and told me that he had seen me earlier at the shrine. I reply that the orientation is difficult because of the shrine attracts one astray, although it is looking for a temple. The young man shows me yet Bangai the way to No. 10 and as I left the path from the temple to the main road behind me shines as a large road sign that says "Ikiki Jizo in Japanese symbol characters (kanji) and in Romanji (Latin letters).
digression Bangai temple No. 11 Ikiki Jizou / Ikikizan Shōzenji (生 木 地 蔵 / 木 山 正 善 生)
While preaching Kobo Daishi took over the island of Shikoku, he came over here as well. He wanted to spend the night on the mountain Shio, when he was suddenly awakened by a light and appeared Bodhisattva Jizo in a nearby tree. The rest of the night spent wandering monk of the order, the vision that he had to carve into the tree. However, he could not complete his work because he was held by a tap or the tap of which heralded the early morning. In any case, he could not carve the ear of Jizo. "Ikiki" in Japanese means something like "alive" because of the Daishi Jizo figure in the living tree has carved. The tree today is no longer alive, he will verwart under one roof without sides, remember, only the dried remains of this legend.
I turn this off at once, but ask me again if I had chosen the right of the two branches that follow one another directly here. After some time I calmed down a blue road sign that says "Nishiyama Koryoji Temple". Before that, I still see a farmer who tipped his field of rice seedlings. While the seedlings were taken earlier in the rice field itself apart and then planted by hand, are today the seedlings in the greenhouse, raised and distributed with the help of machines in the rice field. But now it's back to the mountains, the road is getting steeper and now leads me to a cemetery. Here I make a small little break, because it is very warm and the sun stands. I quickly drank a can of coke and annoyed that I did not re-sealable bottle it, because if one falls down Blubberwasser 0.3 l, feels very fast spherical and inert. But the sugar a mobilized again and so I have the countless steps up to the actual temple then made quickly.
digression Bangai temple No. 10 Kōryūji (兴隆 寺)
can also Bangai temple for that raise a few details. It should have been mentioned around the year 645 in the local chronicles. Kobo Daishi is said to be involved in its finishing and have it converted to a Shingon temple.
The gate to the temple has beautiful carvings, but the temple guards, have their best days already behind him: They have a rotten and gray. Links and right of the stairs the way figures and rocks are placed. Pilgrims have put into the cracks in the rock shiny 1-yen coins and signs explain in Japanese what it is in each case. Even in front of tree stumps are signs it is probably very old trees, had to make that one, since they result from damage to the danger to pilgrims can be. I pass a small gate, in front of the temple wall and another as an input to the temple area. The temple appears to be dedicated to Kannon, which has taken the task of Jizo, protector of children, since the deity is shown everywhere in the temple with children. In such a way as white foundation a Kannon statue with a water syringe in hand, the injected water in a lotus-cup, before sitting a child. But the temple complex is extensive. Higher on the mountain, the temple buildings discover, I have small roofs, which have been built on tree stumps, an octagonal building and a stone tower that does not look like the familiar Gorinto (5-Element Pagoda), but is several levels. There is a large, dark main hall with a pilgrim's office against the Daishi Hall, which is well built of concrete and other building whose function can not assign me. Particularly impressive, I find the great censer and the source of the Fudo Myoo figure been designed is really expressive. Unfortunately there is for Temple No. 10 and No. 11 is virtually no information on the temple leaders, so I stay when visiting my eyes and my imagination to play in order zusammenzureimen me some things. I think here is another with a car Klönschnack pilgrim who told me in English, that there are also special for the Bangai temple pilgrims Books (nokyochō) and albums for the Götterbildchen. He has visited many times the Bangais because he lives on Shikoku. When repeat visit, gives the pilgrims an additional stamp only at the intended location. With regular visits to the temple site abounds in pilgrim book then only as against red stamps that you will hardly recognize the calligraphy still can. The pages of the book Pilgrims then stick to each other formally. But I must again make the return trip, since I had left the Kumiyouji, a beautiful temple with a lake, that I have left on the way, still wants to pay a short visit. I had the Kumiyouji almost confused with the Koryuji Temple (Bangai), but luckily I was able to Kanji (symbol characters) for the temple to be compared. And do not be
listed as Bangai temple is worth visiting, too, especially since he is deserted now, and I browse in peace can do. From the street you only see the lake behind the temple building, tower over those two small towers or pavilions. The guardian figures are impressive in goal, not a cubicle (small store) and no wire fence here disturb the view of the statues, which hang next big straw sandals, a symbol of the pilgrimage. I visit the sanctuary in a small house and I think a kitchen. You what it is intended only as an exhibit, or whether it is actually still used for food for pilgrims, I can not tell. Of the higher-lying buildings, I have a fantastic view over the plains, which is great from a bridge, presumably that of Imabari Komatsu Expressway crossed, and the Cry hill temple is at No. 11, I can see it from here. I walk the streets now down 151, but be careful that I do not tap the train station Iyo-Komatsu on the road 11 miss. I wonder if I might spend the night in the temple No. 61 and I would prefer to look for a ryokan (inn). Since I'm pretty exhausted and mentally a little "spin the wheel," I decide, in the Ryokan "Komatsu" let the day fade away quietly. Before I meet my daily goal, however, twice a European, I address the second meeting, it is by bike. She is an English teacher here in Saijo City, how could it be otherwise be. When meeting foreigners here in English, there are usually language teachers, as the Japanese, as I said, crazy to have to learn foreign languages. We move quickly a few words, but it must go and I need to find accommodation. The road to the Business Ryokan Komatsu would leave directly outside the station. Unfortunately I can not find it and speak to a Japanese woman who gives me not only information on where the ryokan is, but I also like leads, so I do not I can run again. When I go I notice the same number of shoes that are put together neatly in rows. Oh dear, I think today is the house full and I am, by Japanese standards, late. But the landlady to my surprise, a room for me. Since I do not use the food, I can not stomach the night just more beat so full, I pay 3400 yen and an employee brings me some short cuts in a private house. Here I have a room right next to the kitchen, but with glass sliding doors and without a key, but I got a bathroom and a toilet right next to my room. Apart from an older gentleman who tells me to dinner decision, nobody else lives here. But since I've posted no food, I make myself to the bathroom on the way to the Lawson combining (24-hour store), where I buy my dinner. On the way back to my accommodation, I make it to the clerk of Ryokan. What has probably thought, why I prefer the delicious food in the manufacturing costs of a ryokan Kombinis? In the heat just have the problem that I must drink a lot and then have no more hunger or me does not want to cut, since I am lazy and not otherwise in the "hurry up". That is for me to eat when I'm hungry, but not so much that I'm full. Several small snacks during the day rather than once a big dinner. Drink a lot and if I can use the calories from the Coke, all the better for me.
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